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Studies underatken in the Breton Diwan schools which nare bilingual Freanch Breton show that the students have above average academic results and that learning a third languge like English or German is much easier.

So their you go. You protect cultural diversity and give your kids a great education at the same time.

PS i don't want to see Cornish as a compulsory subject. I would be very suspect of anybody on here who says they do!

Studies underatken in the Breton Diwan schools which nare bilingual Freanch Breton show that the students have above average academic results and that learning a third languge like English or German is much easier.

So their you go. You protect cultural diversity and give your kids a great education at the same time.

PS i don't want to see Cornish as a compulsory subject. I would be very suspect of anybody on here who says they do!

In RoI Gael Scoil general get better academic results than english language based state schools. However, there is a sociodemographic reason, in ROI middle class parents favour Gael Scoil and the children of these parents would generally achieve better results than their peers through english as well.

My kids go to english language based school, I can't take the greeny holier than though attitude of the parents and republican agenda of the teachers at the Gael Scoil.

"It's a completely different situation regarding numbers actually speaking it as a living language. "

And before Welsh was introduced as a compulsory language the number of Welsh speakers was dwindling.

Why should Kernowek not have the same advantage?

I don't see why you English are getting het up about it, it won't affect your kids.

Or maybe there's some jealousy involved, as English is the "lingua franca"* of the internet and is becomeiong ubiquitous world wide, you are jealous of the Cornish for having something of their own which is unique.

I live in an identifiable inner city part of Plymouth.If a sad few dozen of us decided to think up a novelty language because we have nothing better than to be obsessed by wanting to be acknowleged, would we be entitlede to call for recognition parity with small nations like Monacco San Morino and the Vatican and force those who live here but are not similarly pathetic, to learn our argot?

"It's a completely different situation regarding numbers actually speaking it as a living language. "

And before Welsh was introduced as a compulsory language the number of Welsh speakers was dwindling.

Why should Kernowek not have the same advantage?

I don't see why you English are getting het up about it, it won't affect your kids.

Or maybe there's some jealousy involved, as English is the "lingua franca"* of the internet and is becomeiong ubiquitous world wide, you are jealous of the Cornish for having something of their own which is unique.

Who's getting het up, Brian? All I ask is why compusory, given that Cornish is not spoken as the vernacular language by many people at all, unlike Welsh which is the language (or the principle one) on the street, and in the workplace, for hundreds of thousands. Different situations need different strategies.

You're not worried about lack of demand are you? ;)I imagine there's enough of that to support increased provision, especially as Cornish is now officially recognised.

As has been proved many times here Kernowek is incrwasing and is enjoying a resurgance. If we were to be able to ensure, as the Welsh did for Cymraeg, that every school kid has the opportunity of learning the language of their country, then its survival would be ensured.

Making it optional is asure way of fragmenting and distorting it's teaching. Making it compulsory, and therefore putting the onus on the school to ensure that it is taught to each child is a bteer and more equitable way of teaching it.

Kernewek Kemmyn is the prefered choice of most Kernowek speakers and should be adopted as the main language, with referrence made to the other less popular variations.

As if there weren't enough barriers in the World. Why deliberately go out and invent yet another one? Is the pathetic need to belong to your own "tribe" so strong that it justifies resurrecting a dead language just so that its self-righteous backers can create yet another them/us divide?

Good grief, it's an officially recognised minority language! It was recognised firstly by Europe, then the UK Government and actually gets some grant money. It's popularity has gone from strength to strength.